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Pressure Care - Ulcer Prevention and Treatment: Sacral Ulcer Dressing

The scarum is at the base of your spine, at the top part of your buttocks. A decubitus (sacral) ulcer is a sore caused by prolonged pressure. This is a problem often for those confined to bed-rest (post-surgery) or the elderly. Dressing his wound is difficult because most dressings have ver limited capacity under compression and struggle to absorb the fluids in the area.

Medigroup Australia has a product just to address this issue:

Eclypse Adherent Sacral - super absorbent silicone sacral dressing

A multi-layer sacral wound dressing composed of Silfix soft silicone which adheres only to normal healthy skin. More Detail...